Graduation Ceremony 2026

Our official gowns will be hired through Ede and Ravenscroft. We would recommend using the following link to hire your gown: edeandravenscroft.com/graduation.

Step-by-step guide to hiring your gown

1. Click New Customer and you will be asked to Select Your Institution. Type in Mont Rose College, then click Find and finally Submit.
2. You will then be asked to ‘Select Your Graduation’. Click the drop-down box and select the correct ceremony date, then click Submit.
3. For gown hire, click on “HIRE / BUY”. Select your height & size accordingly and click Proceed with Gown Hire.
4. Under HOOD, simply click Proceed with Hood Hire.
5. Select your Hat size accordingly and click Proceed with Hat Hire.
6. Click Add to Bag. Double-check all the items selected and, once satisfied, click Proceed to Checkout.
7. If you are a New Customer, click Create an Account and fill in the details. If you already have an account from a previous graduation, under Registered Customer click “Sign In” and proceed accordingly.

• Doors open at 10:30 am.
• Collect your tickets from the ticket collection desk inside the venue — up to 2 hours before the start of your ceremony. The location of the ticket collection desk will be confirmed later.
• Collect your gown from Ede & Ravenscroft at the venue — up to 2 hours before the ceremony.
• Have your professional photograph taken by Ede & Ravenscroft, our official photographers, whose location will be disclosed later.
• Arrive at the Main Reception on the Ground Floor 2 hours before your ceremony.
• All graduates and guests must be seated 30 minutes before the ceremony starts. Latecomers will not be admitted, so please allow plenty of time to reach the venue.
• All ticket holders are welcome to enjoy live music from Fanfare Trumpets with light refreshments along with their guests.

The Graduation Ceremony is a formal occasion, and we request graduates and their guests to dress in formal attire. Ladies can wear elegant dresses, skirts, or pantsuits, while gentlemen can wear suits or tuxedos. Academic gowns are compulsory to attend the ceremony. Jeans, sweatshirts, trainers, etc. are not acceptable forms of dress for the Graduation Ceremony.

Tip: You may wish to bring hairgrips to ensure your mortar board stays on, and safety pins to fix your gown hood if you are not wearing a shirt. Please wear appropriate footwear for walking up and down the steps.

Please use the booking link to book your Graduation day. Alternatively, please email your confirmation to student.services@mrcollege.ac.uk with your student number and full name.

Contact us

Mont Rose College, Mont Rose House, 412–416 Eastern Avenue, Gants Hill, IG2 6NQ · Tel: 020 8556 5009

It is your responsibility to read through and understand the Terms and Conditions below and to contact the College if you have any queries.

• Attendance is subject to venue capacity, and Mont Rose College holds the right to delay or defer a student’s attendance to a later ceremony should this be necessary to stay within the venue’s health and safety requirements.
• Confirmation is subject to space and availability, and you will be contacted once your seat has been finalised. Late confirmations are subject to availability and cancellations. If you have not yet confirmed your attendance, you will be put on a waiting list and your place will be subject to cancellation. Anyone eligible to attend who is not able to attend this time will be on a priority list for our next ceremony.
• All attendees must confirm their details with the College, as well as their guests’, in order to attend, so that the College can comply with security requirements.
• Tickets are non-transferable and cannot be transferred to a different attendee or ceremony.
• Academic dressing is compulsory for all graduates attending the ceremony. Gown bookings can be made using the method detailed above. Graduates are responsible for hiring and paying for their own gown, hat and photography. Mont Rose College reserves the right to refuse admittance to graduates who are not wearing academic dress or who are inappropriately dressed.
• Mont Rose College’s Graduation Ceremony will be professionally filmed, and a photographer will be present. Both footage and photographs may be used by the College for media publications, advertising and future graduation promotions. By registering to attend and purchasing guest tickets, graduates give permission for the recording, transmission and use of images (both still and moving) of the graduate and their guests. Mont Rose College retains all rights in any images.
• Graduates and guests are asked not to use flash photography during the ceremony so as not to disturb other guests or affect the professional filming.
• By registering to attend, graduates give permission for their name to be printed in the graduation programme and on the graduation booklet published by Mont Rose College.
• Graduation is a formal occasion, and as per venue guidelines, no guest under the age of 18 is allowed to attend.
• Graduates must inform the Events Team of any special requirements, including dietary, at their earliest convenience, with as much information as possible so that requests can be accommodated appropriately.
• It is the responsibility of the graduate to ensure their contact details are kept up to date on their student record, as the Events Team will invite graduates via phone and email. Mont Rose College is not responsible if invitations are not received because contact details are not kept up to date.
• Degree certificates are not presented on stage at the Graduation Ceremony. Instead, as soon as your certificate is ready, we will contact you to ask whether you would like it posted or to collect it in person.
• Mont Rose College has the right to refuse entry to both graduates and guests at Graduation events. Graduates and guests must arrive dressed appropriately for a formal occasion and no later than 1 hour before the start of the ceremony.
• Mont Rose College reserves the right to ask any person to leave the premises if they are acting in a manner which, in the opinion of the College, may cause a breach of peace and/or cause harm to others or damage to the premises.
• In accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018, the Events Team can only discuss a graduation ceremony with the graduate. Information cannot be disclosed to anyone other than the graduate.
• All students’ names will be taken directly from the student records system. If graduates do not wish for their names to appear on the programme or on merchandise, they must inform the Events Team in writing by email by the published deadline.

Disclaimer

If a graduation ceremony cannot take place or is delayed due to circumstances beyond the control of Mont Rose College, the College will not be liable for any losses directly or otherwise incurred by graduates and their guests. This includes, but is not limited to: fires, explosions, terrorist acts (or threat of a terrorist act), an act of God, pandemics, and industrial action or dispute involving Mont Rose College or the venue. Should you not wish to attend a graduation ceremony, you will still have graduated upon successful completion of your course.

When registering attendance, graduates will be asked to accept the Terms and Conditions and will not be able to purchase tickets without doing so. Mont Rose College confirms that failure to comply with the above Terms and Conditions may result in a graduate losing their place at the Graduation ceremony.